Guroff, Margaret,  1962- <br/><br/>
The mechanical horse :  how the bicycle reshaped American life / 
Margaret Guroff. 
 - First edition. 
 - 287 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm. 
 - Discovering America .
 - Discovering America series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The birth of the bike -- The need for speed -- The wheel, the woman, and the human body -- Paving the way for cars -- From producers to consumers -- The infinite highway of the air -- The cycles of war -- The king of the neighborhood -- The great American bicycle boom -- Bike messengers, tourists, and mountain bikers -- Are we there yet? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780292743625 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015033562 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bicycles--History.--United States<br/>Cycling--Social aspects--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TL410  / .G78 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.48/320973